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Departmental Expenditure (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The issue of the configuration of Departments is, as I have said time and again, solely one for the Taoiseach. I heard what he said on TG4 and I leave that utterly to his discretion.

Departmental Programmes. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is an absolute joke.

Irish Summer Colleges. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I confirm that representations have been made to me on this matter by CONCOS, the Irish summer colleges' representative body, and by householders in the Gaeltacht who accommodate Irish students while attending such colleges. On 2 September 2009 I addressed a meeting of college representatives and householders from around the Gaeltacht on the subject. As I indicated, the recommendations in...

Irish Summer Colleges. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am delighted to hear the Deputy supports this scheme.

Irish Summer Colleges. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My grandfather, Sean Ó Cuív, proposed setting up the first Irish college in Baile na Gharraí in 1903. I, too, was involved in setting up an Irish college. The Irish colleges benefit the Irish language. Some 95% of people surveyed stated they are favourably disposed towards the language. I attribute much of this to the generations of people who have had positive experiences learning the...

Irish Summer Colleges. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish it were. Obviously, the Deputy has not listened to what I had to say. If we were to do anything as foolish as allow the collapse of the banking system there would be no Irish colleges and so on.

Irish Summer Colleges. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We can have that debate another day.

Irish Summer Colleges. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On the specific question, I cannot give any assurances on any of the programmes ahead of the budget. On discussions, the Cabinet and not the Department of Finance will decide the allocations to Ministers. We will have detailed collective discussions in terms of arriving at a budget that is acceptable and ensures savings. I again thank the Deputy for his support for this scheme. When making...

Scéim na mBóithre Áise. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Fuair mo Roinnse 114 iarratas ar chúnamh deontais ag eascairt as damáiste a rinne tuilte i nGaoth Dobhair níos luaithe i mbliana. Go dáta, tá 18 de na hiarratais sin cáilithe ag mo Roinnse faoi Scéim na mBóithre Áise. Tá deontas de €87,000 ceadaithe agam i leith 15 cinn díobh seo a bhfuil meastacháin faighte ina leith agus tuigim go gcuirfear tús leis an obair dheisiúcháin...

Scéim na mBóithre Áise. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is cosúil go bhfuair mo Roinn 114 iarratas, sin an t-eolas atá agam agus glacaim leis go bhfuil sé cruinn. Tá os cionn 60 acu seo nach bhfuil cáilithe ar chor ar bith, agus beimid ag scríobh chuig na daoine sin go luath chun sin a chur in iúl. I gcuid de na hiarratais bhí bóithre comhairle condae i gceist agus níl siad cáilithe faoi Scéim na mBóithre Áise. Ansin, bhí...

Scéim na mBóithre Áise. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Shíl mé go bhfuair an Teachta cóip de na nótaí a tugadh dom an t-am sin. Scríobhadh ansin má bhí cruatán i gceist do dhuine ar bith le rud éigin príobhaideach, ba cheart don duine sin dul chuig an community welfare officer agus cúnamh a iarraidh uaidh. Rinne mé soiléir an lá sin go raibh mé ag caint faoi bhóithre áise agus faoi Scéim na mBóithre Áise go ndéanfaimis na...

Scéim na mBóithre Áise. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The community welfare officer. Má tá cruatán ar dhaoine mar gheall ar rud mar seo, dúradh sa chaipéis a scaipeadh ag an am gurb shin an dream ar cheart dul chuige, agus go bhféadfadh sé breathnú ar exceptional needs payment.

Scéim na mBóithre Áise. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Cuirfidh mé cóip de na nótaí a bhí sa doiciméad ag an am chuig an Teachta.

Departmental Expenditure. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos 121, 126, 128, 137, 139, 143, 147 and 159 together. As the Minister of State stated in reply to Priority Question No. 117, and as indicated to this House on a number of occasions, the recommendations in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes represent a set of options for consideration in the context of the 2010...

Departmental Expenditure. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not know the totality of the papers that were made available, or what was their status. I will find out what can and cannot be made available. There might be some FOI issues, but I am not sure. I will look into it. I do not know how many jobs were created. I do not know if anybody knows. It is very hard to get cause and effect. I worked for many years in job creation. It is not...

Departmental Expenditure. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not accept that there is not a huge amount of evidence, be it documentation, paperwork, reports and so on, so much that the Deputy is always complaining about the reports we get commissioned on re-evaluating-----

Departmental Expenditure. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They are all available.

Departmental Expenditure. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is Mr. McCarthy's call. The report also stated that there is an obligation to translate every document into Irish, which is factually incorrect, as the Deputy knows because he was in the House when this issue was being legislated. Mr. McCarthy is entitled to his view and we are entitled to our view. The great thing is that the McCarthy report is only a report. It is the Government...

Departmental Expenditure. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The evidence is there.

Departmental Expenditure. (6 Oct 2009)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is his call. I am telling the Deputy that the evidence is there and he knows the evidence is there-----